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Definition
something that might happen — especially something that it is hoped will not happen
or more rarely:
something available in case of an event — especially an event that it is hoped will not occur
or more rarely:
something available in case of an event — especially an event that it is hoped will not occur
- There were several contingencies, notably divorce or Moody's death, that might bring about my deportation, but Mahtob would be lost to me forever.
- Perhaps during this week, somehow, some fortuitous contingency would arise that would allow Mahtob and me to make a break for freedom.
- Too distraught to think clearly, I did not worry about further contingencies.
- Finally, I learned of another and perhaps most important contingency that prevented Moody from considering a return.
There are no more uses of "contingency" in Not Without My Daughter.
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